Resources

Golden Key was a system change partnership in Bristol that worked together to improve services for Bristol citizens with the most complex needs. You can consult their learning here.

The Fulfilling Lives programme funded local partnerships in 12 areas across England to test new ways of ensuring individuals experiencing multiple disadvantage receive joined up and person centred services which work for them. The evaluation can be found here.

Making Every Adult Matter is a coalition of national charities working together we support local areas across the country to develop effective, coordinated services that directly improve the lives of people facing multiple disadvantage. Find out more here.

Lankelly Chase is an independent charitable foundation and network. They work with partners to change systems of injustice and oppression that result in the mental distress, violence and destitution of people subject to marginalisation in the UK. Read their publications here.

This toolkit is aimed at those who work with people experiencing homelessness in England. It describes what autism is, how to recognise it, and how to work effectively with people who are known to be autistic or who staff think could be autistic.

In addition, organisations across Bristol and beyond are working to increase autism awareness and to improve access and engagement in homelessness services. Dr Beth Stone from Bristol University discusses this more here.

Groundswell works with people who have experience of homelessness, ‘offering opportunities to contribute to society and create solutions to homelessness’.

The hub has leaflets, posters, podcasts, short films and workbooks about physical and mental health issues. Material is produced by and aimed at people experiencing homelessness and those who support them.

Check out the Groundswell resources hub here or click the button below.

The Centre for Homelessness Impact has introduced the first free library of non-stigmatising images of people experiencing homelessness.

The library showcases realistic and evidence-led images of people experiencing homelessness. It will store images offering alternative images to old archetypes and aims to capture the wide diversity of experiences for people experiencing homelessness across the UK. Check out the library here.

In summer 2023 the Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) and Changing Futures Bristol ran workshops with frontline staff and managers to talk about staff wellbeing. CHI produced a report which describes the workshops, discussions on the day, and highlights promising practice and recommendations for the future.